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Pd(DME)Cl2 complex was synthesized and characterized, where DME is 2-{[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-methylamino}ethanol. Stoichiometry and stability constants of the complexes formed between various biologically relevant ligands (amino acids, peptides, DNA constituents, and dicarboxylic acids) and [Pd(DME)(H2O)2]2+ are investigated at 25°C and at constant 0.1 M ionic strength. The effect of dielectric constant of the medium on the stability constant of Pd(DME)-CBDCA complex, where CBDCA is cyclobutanedicarboxylate, is also reported. The concentration distribution diagrams of the various species formed are evaluated. The kinetics of base hydrolysis of amino acid esters coordinated to Pd(DME)2+ complex is investigated. The effect of the temperature on the kinetics of base hydrolysis of glycine methyl ester complex is studied. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 42: 608–618, 2010 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of potentiometric studies of the formation of binary and ternary complexes involving cadmium in the form of Cd(II), nitrilo-tris(methylphosphonic acid) (NTP) and some selected bio-relevant ligands. Stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported. The ternary complexes are formed in a stepwise mechanism whereby NTP binds to cadmium(II), followed by coordination of amino acids, peptides or DNA. The concentration distribution of the various complex species has been evaluated.